Daily Encouragement by Daisaku Ikeda
December 3, 2022
Faith is the secret to happiness for all people. When you truly forge your mind of faith, you will become an eternal victor throughout the three existences of past, present and future. Strong faith enables you to display your wisdom appropriately, so that you can take advantage of change and move forward in the direction of victory and hope.
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From the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
December 3, 2022
The present time corresponds to the first five hundred years of the Latter Day of the Law. Passages of the sutra clearly state that at this time Bodhisattva Superior Practices will appear and bestow the five characters of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo on all the people of Japan. And they reveal that he will face exile and execution. I am also like the envoy of Bodhisattva Superior Practices because I spread this doctrine.
Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
Reply To The Lay Priest Takahashi
Nichiren Daishonin wrote this letter in 1275 at Minobu to the lay priest Takahashi Rokuro Hyoe. Takahashi's wife was the aunt of Nikko Shonin, and it was through this connection that he had been converted to the Daishonin's teaching.
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Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
December 3, 2022
Dialogue is a positive endeavour. It builds solidarity and creates unity. To reject others only has negative repercussions. It invites division and leads to destruction. The point is to meet and to talk. It is only natural that our perspective may at times differ from that of others. But dialogue gives rise to trust, even among those who don't see eye to eye.
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Excerpt from Daisaku Ikeda - A Youthful Diary (12 January 1957) p.325
Cold all day. My life lacks common sense – I constantly overtax myself. This is my unstoppable course of destiny. Severe, uncowed by raging waves of diversity – the challenging path of mentor and disciple. I absolutely cannot die…
Tomorrow, I go alone to Hokkaido. The winds are cold. My finances are also bleak. Each day I spend building good fortune and wisdom is glorious.
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